A reader was saddened to learn that an actress from the CBS comedy “2 Broke Girls” recently addressed students at Penn.

Saturday, Penn basketball coach Jerome Allen and his staff landed their third recruit in six days with the addition of guard Julian Harrell. The Buzz: More from Julian Harrell

On the heels of Penn reporting an 18.6 percent endowment return for fiscal year 2011, which ended June 30, peer schools have announced similar numbers. Interactive: FY 2011 peer endowments

Penn professor David S. Barnes argues that the University does not support bike commuting. Related: Profs see biking as scenic and economical

The Red and Blue showcased their new stadium this weekend when they hosted the Rocci Pignoli Memorial City Six Championship. The local Division I tournament included neighboring Drexel, La Salle, Saint Joseph’s, Temple and Villanova.

Penn gave up an early lead to the Nittany Lions and was never able to recover, falling, 2-0.

Republican Karen Brown, who is challenging incumbent Mayor Michael Nutter, is facing obstacles from party affiliations, the media and Nutter himself.

Thursday’s protest was sparked by Occupy Wall Street, a rally which began on Sept. 17 in New York’s financial center as a reaction against social and economic inequalities. Photo gallery: Occupy Philadelphia meeting

Communications professor Joseph Cappella and Computer and Information Science professor Michael Kearns received a $1 million grant Tuesday from the National Institutes of Health which they will use to evaluate anti-smoking messages.

A recent study published by sociology journal Group Processes and Intergroup Relations found that the larger and more diverse a campus is, the less diverse most students’ group of friends is.

The DP’s weekly breakdown of crime in the Penn Patrol Zone, with an interactive map.

While the Admissions Office is “need-blind” for students from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it “take[s] into consideration a family’s ability to pay” for international students, according Dean of Admissions Eric Furda.

The Penn Workplace Mentoring Program, which is sponsored by Penn Volunteers in Public Service at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, will bring 20 seventh graders to campus once a month and give them an inside look into the careers of Penn administrators.

All three people involved in the crash were transported to HUP and are in stable condition.

Penn’s Athletes and Allies Tackling Homophobia and Heterosexism, Allies and the LGBT Center welcomed Hudson Taylor and Ben Cohen to Houston Hall for “Ally Athletes in Action.”

Cinema Studies professor Peter Decherney wrote an amicus brief explaining why keeping more works in the public domain is actually beneficial for the film industry.

The program — a joint venture between the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science — will admit around 25 students interested in alternative energy research.